Who is going to a school that is giving you 0 aid? No grants, no merit, nothing. Northwestern gave away all their money, so I'm screwed. WTF?

I am biased, because I want to go to NU more than anything, and I would take the loans. But the tuition is nearly $40,000. That is a shitload of money, no matter what anyone tells you. $1000 for 10 years isn't peanuts, at least not to me.

[Sigh] Thanks. I just the so-called award letter, and I was shocked by the bill. It's an awesome school. I visited a couple weeks ago, and any misconceptions I had about it being too business-y, etc. vanished. Plus, I already have about $50k in UG loans. Hello, Biglaw, my name is Ms. 7000. I'm already looking for apartments in Chicago. I just want to be sure that I'm not crazy for going to a school with no money whatsoever. I can't even believe that. Oh well, hopefully I'll get off U of C's fancy waitlist, anyway, and none of this will matter.

[Sigh] Thanks. I just the so-called award letter, and I was shocked by the bill. It's an awesome school. I visited a couple weeks ago, and any misconceptions I had about it being too business-y, etc. vanished. Plus, I already have about $50k in UG loans. Hello, Biglaw, my name is Ms. 7000. I'm already looking for apartments in Chicago. I just want to be sure that I'm not crazy for going to a school with no money whatsoever. I can't even believe that. Oh well, hopefully I'll get off U of C's fancy waitlist, anyway, and none of this will matter.

Not to make you feel bad, Ms. 7000, but HOLY CRAP! 50k from UG, too?I may have to agree with Gabeo on this one-- try again next year for some aid (assuming you are applying directly out of UG). Make some cash this coming year, make a dent in the debt, and use your LSAT score to get some sweet scholarships! I am a couple of years out and am SO HAPPY I took time off. You aren't as old as you think you are....

You're looking at over 200k of debt. Since you're going to northwestern a biglaw job is virtually guaranteed but you wont have the option of doing anything else. It's not too big a deal as long as your happy with doing that for a couple of years. If you get into a good firm you could be making close to 200k with bonuses after 3 or 4 years and the debt will not be an issue.

That UG is quite horrible though, don't you wish someone had told you that you could go to a state school for next to nothin and still get into top law schools?